Holy Tequila

We’ve been visiting Hilton Head Island for 20 years and now come 2–3 times a year. Wanting to try a new Mexican restaurant, I searched on ChatGPT and this came up as the second recommendation (the first, which we’ve visited many times, hasn’t impressed us lately). Holy Tequila has officially become our new go-to for Mexican food in HHI! The food — Birria Quesadilla, Holy Fajita Quesadilla with chicken, Chicken Fajitas, and the incredible Fried Ice Cream — was all well-portioned and delicious. The fajitas came out sizzling, the fried ice cream was next-level good, and the frozen house margaritas were fantastic — perfect flavor, alcohol balance, and portion size. We met all three owners, and they were wonderful to chat with about their experiences, the island, and sports. Highly recommend for anyone craving great Mexican food in Hilton Head! The energetic music and large TVs for sports made the atmosphere even better. We’ll definitely be back on our next visit!

Got a recommendation to check out this place from a friend and damn I'm glad I did. Scratch made everything! Service was awesome and we loved all the food we tried--and the drinks were next level (Double Barrel. Out of their hand-picked barrel from Herradura? Just awesome) highly recommended spot!

Another phenomenal experience. I just like to go all in on a taco flight with plenty of guac and it never disappoints. Food is fresh and delish and I appreciate the attentive service. I’ll be back.

LOCALS!! Holy Tequila is better than before! It’s not owned by Serg anymore and that’s why we went to give it another try. It’s local and family owned. The food is awesome and the specials/prices are some of the best on the island. Come see Julia!

We loved the food so much on Saturday, went back a second time before we left the island. Better than most local Mexican restaurants we go to back home. Really excellent on Saturday & the server was part owner. Service both nights was spot on & very accommodating to our needs. Bringing extra spicy salsa for chips, extra drinks at the right time, etc. Will go again when we get to HHI again.

My husband and I went here several times during our trip. The owners are always there and greet you with a smile and are so friendly! The service is top notch and the food is outstanding! Margaritas are wonderful (try the skinny and ask for it ‘spicy’). We enjoyed buy one get one fajitas on Friday’s and $3 tacos on Tuesday (try the quesaburria). The atmosphere is also very cool and charming with a great outdoor space and plenty of TVs if you want to watch a game. This is a must visit restaurant. Can’t wait to go back!

Awesome place for authentic Mexican cuisine. This place has a nice casual and exciting vibe. Molly was our mixologist and she is great. If you tell Molly, what you like she can create a drink personalized just for you. Everyone made you feel welcome and was very knowledgeable of the cuisine and tequila options. The new owners are doing a wonderful job even though they are Bill’s fan. Yes, I am a diehard Cowboy and we make Holy Tequila one of our must stop every time we come to the island.

Amazing mexican food! Lots of vegetarian options, for once we didn’t feel like we had to settle for whatever veg options were there on the menu- we could actually choose! My favorite was their street stlye charred corn, absolutely delicious. I could eat it everyday. Their tofu burritos and buffalo cauliflower tacos were very good. And so many interesting drinks! We are leaving today, if not I’d have certainly gone back for the corn 😂

The best margaritas on Hilton Head Island are made in Holy Tequila!!!! There's a fun variety and they're all so delicious. While I love their margaritas, they have plenty of other alcoholic drinks--especially lots of different kinds of tequila! I promise the food is delicious too, but it's the margaritas you really come for, let's be honest.

This restaurant has been my favorite Mexican food for over 10 years but last night was really disappointing. The queso tasted more like flour paste than cheese, the blackened mahi burrito bowl fish chunks were dry and tasteless, and the pork belly tacos didn't have a different taste or appearance than the other tacos in the trio. I guess the new kitchen staff hasn't learned from whom ever was there before. Even Enrique wasn't playing his wonderful guitar authentic music . All in all, we were sorry we brought our first time visitors there, since they only have a few nights on the island, and the service was friendly but not attentive. No wonder Monday night was so empty!

went in on a saturday night, should have had a clue that it wasn't so great when all the other restaurants are busy and this place was dead. ordered a couple of margaritas, one traditional, the other was on their drink menu featuring the addition of blackberry brandy, they both were good enough to order another round. for an appetizer we opted for the chef's choice ceviche of the day; it was made with shrimp, tomatoes, jalapenos, etc. typical ceviche, but it was good, could have given more than just 6 tortilla chips to scoop it up with. for dinner we ordered the taste of holy rellenos plate & the el jeffe platter. NEITHER one had anything that the menu stated should be on the plate. i didn't realize until half way through that i started to think, where is my chimichanga, where is the enchilada? the el jaffe platter should have had a deep fried chimichanga, instead it was a really fat burrito. i also had a chef's taco on my plate, wrong again, and some rolled up hard cheesy thing. the taco was made with fried chicken and pico....nothing was bad, but not overwhelmingly great either. NOTHING came out hot, everything was just warm. we didn't gripe, we ate half of our dinners and then paid. service is mediocre at best, we found ourselves looking around for our waitress, even though there were only 6 tables of diners in the whole place, she always was absent. i TOTALLY understand why this place wasn't busy....food is just MEH, nothing hot, service poor......i can't really recommend this restaurant, there are many other mexican restaurants on the island, next time we'll try a different one, they really couldn't do worse i imagine.......

A group of us were in a bike race today & since it's Cinco de Mayo, we opted for a post-race lunch of tacos. The service was great. Many ordered margaritas but couldn't finish them. They said it was pure tequila & way, way too strong. I ordered 2 tacos. The first was a carnita taco that was delicious. It had pickled onions, carnitas, cream, cotija, guacamole, etc. The taste was excellent but it was small for sure & cost $6. The other was a grilled shrimp taco. This was not good because one of the shrimp in the taco had gone bad & made me gag. I had to spit it out into my napkin. It too cost $6. If I return to Hilton Head I'll likely eat somewhere else.

Arrived for lunch on Saturday. Something has changed. We really enjoyed coming here every time we were on HH. The tortilla chips used to a level beyond anyone else, and they are now simply blah. Actually sent the chips and queso back. Server was new and extremely pleasant, and seemed to be doing a great job taking care of almost all the guests on his own. Something has changed, and it's noticeable.

This place was very much hyped up by several friends. The place looks super cool and has a great vibe. The service was a mixed bag. I visited twice over 4 days. The first visit service was wonderful. The second visit it was okay. Not saying how just that it was a different experience. As far as food my first visit the mahi-mahi burrito was very tasty, I found it odd the side was chips and salsa since that was already on the table. Second visit I got the steak and blue cheese quesadilla which was very good. We had a large group on my second visit and half complained later that their food was either just warm or getting cold. I didn't have this issue, mine was great. We did have 13 people in our party so depending on the kitchen staff this may have been just an issue of timing but still want to mention it. Would I be back, yes. I would love to try some of their drinks. But didn't want to drink and drive.

Server was wonderful. Food was delicious, but we all left so full. Prices were very good especially the Sunday brunch specials. We started off with Churro Bite Appetizers and sone quest dip with our tortilla chips. My husband had the Breakfast Fajita Quesadilla and I had the Juevos Rancheros. Our friends had the breakfast burrito and the Holy Taco Salad. Everything was really good.

This place came highly recommended to us. We had tried coming here about 18 months ago but the place was packed. This time we came with only 4 of us and the place wasn't busy. We were told if we wanted the happy hour specials we had to sit at the bar as they didn't have the wait staff to accommodate sitting at high tops. Hmmm - didn't love that idea (again the place was not busy & did not get busy while we're there) but we sat at the bar as that is what the hostess told us we had to do. Maybe the hostess could pitch in and help serve a high top in the bar when they aren't busy? Great way to cross train employees on a slow night. We ordered drinks and saw on the menu that we could get the free chips & salsa. Surprised we had to ask rather than it just appearing. Well - the free salsa tasted like ketchup mixed with chunky marinara sauce. The chips didn't taste fresh - maybe they were from a bag & not homemade? Other items we ordered: cheese enchilada - the tortilla was hard and the cheese inside was not hot. Tortilla soup - again, not hot. Nachos - were good - the chips tasted like freshly made. Queso - not spicy or temperature hot. Everything seemed to have a lot of sour cream "iced" on it like the lettering on a birthday cake. Just a bit too much sour cream for my liking. Overall, this would be a one star & done for us. Food needs to be hot too!

This was my first time visiting Holy Tequila, and it was an overall good experience. The complementary chips and salsa were fantastic! I got the taco sampler and was pleasantly surprised by my tacos. Our waitress was great, very friendly and provided great service. I gave 4/5 stars because our first impression of the restaurant was not great. We came in without a reservation at about 5:30 on a Wednesday evening for dinner, and the restaurant was pretty much empty. However, we were told by the 3 hostesses that we could only sit outside or it would be a 1-2 hour wait. Surprised by their unfriendliness, we started to leave to go somewhere with air condition, when they quickly stopped our party of 7 adults and magically had a table inside ready for us immediately. We ended up having a great experience, due to the great food and our friendly waitress. As someone who worked in the food service industry for many years, I recommend teaching the hostesses to be more friendly to customers.

I absolutely love this place! It's pleasant, in a great location, and has a giant menu appeasing a wide variety of pallettes for mexican food. It's a coastal spot in Hilton Head with great service and superb tequila selections. I highly recommend Holy Tequila for any date night, a group dining night, a family night, just drinking. Holy Tequila us perfect for any occasion.

I have had better experiences at this place, but this time was pretty disappointing. I would give 5 stars for the service. Our server was very accommodating for someone in our party who has a severe allergy. We ordered drinks to start off. We ordered the colada mojitos-our favorite. It is literally a pina colada mixed with a mojito-super refreshing! The food started out pretty good. We got the trio dip sampler as an appetizer. It came with queso, salsa roja, and guacamole. The queso was my favorite one. The complimentary chips and salsa came after that. Honestly they should switch the complimentary salsa with the one in the sampler-the free one tasted 10x better than the salsa roja that we were paying for. The salsa roja tasted like tomato sauce. For entrees, we got the fajita burrito, holy fajitas, and a taco salad. The burrito was incredibly dry, it felt like it was missing seasoning and sauce. The taco salad (very modified to accommodate the allergy) was pretty good, and the fajitas were flavorful but very greasy. Overall, throughout our many experiences there, we have noticed that this place is not very consistent-service is always great, but food is sometimes good, other times not very good. It definitely feels like a sports bar. I don't know if we will be back, and will explore other options to eat.

This place has really gone down hill. Ate there last night. Food was horrible and service was worse. Too bad we used to always make this a stop while in HHI.

The restaurant is so cute and food was amazing! My friend calls it "oh sh*t holy tequila" because it's so good. Our server was so nice too. Food came out fast. We tried the 3 dip appetizer which was great. All our portions were huge and so delicious.

Stopped in at Holy Tequila for lunch. Food was excellent the best I have had in a long time. Service was fantastic and the ambiance is amazing.

My DH and I stopped in for dinner on a Sunday night. It was crowded with a 30 minute wait for a table so we chose to site at the bar. Their Happy Hour is 4-7 pm so we took advantage when ordering. We split the HH nachos and we each ordered 2 tacos. Our server was prompt in taking our order. They had large TVs with sports events so DH enjoyed watching golf. The nachos came out quickly and were delicious. I didn't realize the carne asada tacos included refried beans (which is a real dislike on my part). The rest of the meal was good and we will return but not order the same tacos.

Coming in with high expectations, we were very disappointed by multiple rude remarks from the host/owner/manager. The margarita was made incorrectly and instead of replacing the incorrectly made drink, he instead belittled us for questioning the drink. The food came and it was piss poor at best and very overpriced. If thinking about coming to eat here, definitely skip and save the money. This place sucks.

Four of us visited 6:30 Wednesday evening. They were not very busy at the time. Service was excellent (hostess, waitress, food runners, busing). Enjoyed the Guitarist-provided background music. Food was good (street corn app and various entrees). Prices reasonable. The complimentary birthday dessert was a generous portion and very good. It's a bit of a hike for us so not sure we'd go out of our way again but it we did enjoy it and recommend it.

Happy hour was not worth the trip. Changed menu. Spent more on over priced, undersized drinks. And if you don't ask for "free" chips - you don't get them. Really! Try any place but here or throw your $ out the window! Adding to my review - corn was 1/2 a cob for $1 - and all the food was served cold or room temp.

My husband and I went there a couple weeks ago and we order an appetizer of ceviche with the trio taco, with Birria Tacos, and carne asada tacos. To start, the ceviche was poorly made because it almost seemed like a paste and only had one piece of shrimp in it out of an entire cup. When the tacos came out, we were very disappointed because it stated on the menu when you order birria tacos, they automatically come with the broth to deep them in, but we had to ask for the broth and after 10 mins of waiting, the waitress told us that she had to warm the broth up. The carne asada tacos were over cooked to the point where I didn't want to make a big deal so I took 2 bites and immediately asked for the check. We will not be returning back.

I ate here while on vacation. The drinks were fabulous but the food was bland. Our waiter was friendly and didn't mind my particular order. The atmosphere was that of a bar but there were babies and children in this establishment.

Ambiance is good, used to be great - (leaky ceiling, maintenance) music is good - live guitarist. Food was mediocre - drinks were very weak. Service is good enough. Surcharge for using credit cards. Disappointed - this used to be one of my favorite places. We are unlikely to come back sadly - I used to love this place.

We enjoyed Holy Tequila! The hibiscus margarita was verrry strong and a little hard to drink but I guess you can't complain about a heavy pour! We each did the taco lunch special which includes two taco and a side. All 4 tacos we tried were pretty good. Not my favorite Mexican food but a good option for a quick lunch.

Got a recommendation from the manager at the Park Plaza Cinema and he was so right...Holy Tequila was fantastic! I had a traditional margarita which was perfect plus the appetizer trio of guacamole, cheese dip and salsa...again perfection. But the best was the carnitas taco...the best I ever had. Our server was attentive and pleasant. Definitely recommend!

The tacos here are fantastic. Complex and balanced flavors. Good portions a good service. Started with the Mexican corn. Only served on the cob but is still delicious. I didn't drink any alcohol but no complaints. Visit with confidence.

Hilton Head is an impressive large island golf course. It's the playground for the 1% (not accurate, just my opinion). Holy Tequila is part of a big restaurant chain and saw it mentioned a couple of times by YTbers. Unfortunately, this place was okay. Came here for lunch - they had a a taco lunch special and you can order a side. My side slaw was super sour, I couldn't eat it. Tacos were fine and it's a comfortable place as many of the restaurants are kind of an upscale strip mall. Convenient and a place to cool off.

When you're craving a enormous tray of fresh made nachos oozing with sauce and fixins, Holy Tequilas is where you go! The nacho appetizer feeds one hungry sailor man or a family of 5. The steak and blue quesadilla was super filling with huge chunks of steak and plenty of flavor. The corn salad was a bit wilted and not crunchy so not worth the money in my opinion, but I'm a huge salad connoisseur and very picky about my veggies. The kids meals were plentiful and everything else tasty, including the variety of salsas you can order for an additional price. At night it's very dark, almost too dark to see your food but if you catch him on the right night, the live guitarist is phenomenal and provides a fun atmosphere. I recommend this place. Check it out.

The food was so good. I personally wouldn't recommend the guac, I think it was missing some flavor. The quesadilla was so good and cheesy. The jalapeño margarita was definitely spicy. The staff was so nice and helpful. I love the decor inside.

We had dined here while on vacation in 2017 and had a positive and memorable experience. When we came back to HHI this year, we were super excited to go back to Holy Tequila. Unfortunately, we were not as impressed this time. The food was mediocre. I ordered the Quesabirria Bowl and it was dry and flavorless. My husband had the Holy Fajita Quesadilla and said it was just OK. Our server was not friendly. But the restaurant was clean and the music was a nice touch. Sadly, I don't think we will return.

Great service. Quick to get food. Juan was our server and was attentive. My taco salad was crisp and fresh. Margaritas were good.

Tried this restaurant because we love Nectar which is in the Serg Group and our server at Nectar told me they had excellent fish tacos. I had the mahi mahi tacos and they were great! I'm picky about fish tacos and rarely do I find good ones. Sadly, their chips n salsa weren't as impressive. Great location with indoor and outdoor seating. Liked the lighting and decor. Definitely will go back!

Food was quite good. However, the pre-dinner chips , after having to remind our waiter that we hadn't been served, must have been cooked in stale oil. They were inedible. , we sent them back. 2nd basket was fine.

We got the fajitas (one with steak and one with carnitas meat). Heaping portions (recommend sharing we had a ton of leftovers). The queso was tasty. Great deal on lunch tacos (pick any two) very good, would go again. Military discount and bonus churro with ice cream for birthdays.

Food just okay. Not much flavor. The refried beans were really dry. No other guests were in the place and the waiter was not good. Always walking away as you were talking to him. Got my order wrong and then overcharged me. Would not recommend this restaurant. There are far better Mexican restaurants in Hilton head.

Literally Holy Tequila!!!! This place was or is an entire VIBE!!! Starting with our waiter Louis was Amazzzzinngg!!! Then the food was over the top good! I have had tacos in NY and Cali and this is the closest I have had to eithier one of those places authentically!!I ordered the taco salad and added smoked chicken and could only eat 1/4 it was sooo good!!! Hubby ordered the three tacos and smashed them!! His favorite was the grilled chicken with the chimichurri sauce!! so if in Hilton Head this is a MUST!!!

This place came recommended by a few locals and the food and service did not disappoint. We took advantage of their happy hour food specials and tried the tortilla soup, steak nachos, tinga flautas and street corn. While everything was tasty my favorite hands down was the street corn. The happy hour menu was a great value for the price. If you're in the area, I'd definitely recommend giving it a try.

The atmosphere does not match the food. Overall the food is some of the least flavorful Mexican food I have ever had. Our last night in Hilton Head was the most disappointing in flavor overall. Upon entering the pretty atmosphere with stars and dark walls I felt excited to be here. When the drinks were served and the glass was dirty and the salsa was watery we started to worry. The ceviche was boring, as with the salsa, there were no big flavors of lime, cilantro, onion or jalapeño. I ordered the surf and turf fajitas and I was discouraged by the portion size of protein offered for $30+ compared to the amount of cheese covering the dish. The american tacos had so much grease it caused the shells to fall apart. My guest asked for his tacos to be redone so he could eat them properly. The manager responded with questions and returned with new shells for my guest to remake his own tacos. The kids menu offers a cool souvenir cup to go for a hefty up charge. The ambience is laid back, the food really was unmemorable and the service fair. As a Yelp elite I take these stars seriously. I really do not think their is a mexican chef in the kitchen.

Really was feeling some tacos and I had been by this place several times and it looked really enticing. I was disappointed with the food though. I got a trio of tacos to go, and maybe I needed to have them fresh. The tacos I thought were carelessly and thoughtlessly assembled, and were way overpriced for the quality I got. Really that is my main concern that it's not even close to being worth the price I paid. The corn and black bean salsa was underwhelming as well. It's three components (corn, black beans, and salsa) all tasted like they came from a can. The service was friendly and efficient but unfortunately I don't think I can recommend this place with so many better options around it.

This is bad Mexican food at premium prices. I'd give it 3 stars if it was cheaper. Food has no acid, no spice, bland. Tacos, enchiladas lack freshness. For Vegan, sure you can eat here, but bland AF. Only thing that was pretty good was the Cabo Wabo Salad. That actually tastes very fresh, and is balanced between acid, salty and umami in the beans and avocado. Service was great, as were drinks. For drinks, this place is 4 stars.

Service was great! Ask for Aimee! She's great with the kids too! Ambiance felt like Mexico. Food was ton tier as well!

Aimee was an amazing server! Literally the BEST so sweet and on top of everything! She even gave my mom and I a tip on witch boat cruise can go on to watch Dolphins! A real life Gem!

It was decent nothing over and beyond Really liked the red salsa And all the food seemed to be nice and hot when it came out

The ambiance was nice at this place so we thought we would give it a shot. We both ordered margaritas and got the chips and salsa while deciding on our food. Everything was either super sugary or super salty. (Except the chips which had no salt on them) The salsa tasted ketchup based and had nothing fresh in it. The margaritas tasted super syrupy and like they were made with a cheap grocery store mixer with no real juice in them. I wasn't able to finish it. When our fish tacos arrived they were so salty we couldn't finish them. It looked promising but sadly didn't deliver. We ordered a side of corn and bean salsa hoping to make up for the ketchup salsa. I'm not sure there was any seasoning on it. (Could be all the salt and sugar from margs and tacos overpowering it) We ended up walking to the bar to get our check. The server never came back to the table. It was slow for how not crowded it was at lunch. I cannot believe this place averages 4 stars.

I don't love tacos but my wife insisted we come here and I think I liked the bartender more than the food. Don't get me wrong, the food was good. I got the lunch special of two tacos and a side. I got the grilled shrimp and ahi tuna tacos. I asked for a side of the corn and bean salsa but the bartender actually talked me out of that and into the tortilla soup instead. When the food came out he included a side of what I originally asked for and I was glad he made that suggestion. The "salsa" wasn't bad but it was definitely lacking. I wish I knew his name, he was hilarious and easy to talk to. He also gave us samples of the different drink specials and new concoctions they had at the time. The drinks were all delicious and strong! Again, I don't love tacos but if I saw this bartender there, I would go in and hang out for a few tacos and drinks. Damn, I wish I knew his name. I was there on January 29 at 1 if that helps narrow down to the managers who was there.

We had a blast at happy hour with bartender, Kevin, and server, Louie. Started with some margaritas, then small plates! Along the way we sampled some of their very interesting tequilas! I especially loved the locally made expresso one which tasted a bit too smooth...so much so that you could easily get in trouble! Superfriendly staff and great service. Interior was clean with sanitizer available at the high tops. Hopefully, we will be back soon!

Aimee was very kind and welcoming. Beautiful atmosphere with amazing live music! Highly recommend the grilled shrimp tacos!

The salsa was unpalatable; how hard is salsa to screw up?! The "filet mignon" in the fajitas was not flavorful and not a good quality meat. Charged extra for corn tortillas and only received flour tortillas. Definitely skip this one. Keep driving to Aunt Chiladas.

Best. Mexican. Ever. So authentic! They even offered the tacos in lettuce wraps for those of us who were watching carbs. And the skinny margarita was fabulous!

Very good Mexican food. Love their large menu with different selections. Chili relleno was very good. Carnitas bowl was good as well, just glad I found the fatty pieces before biting into them. Loved the flavors of all.

I'm baffled that this place has an average of 4 stars - maybe because it's "Mexican" food in Hilton Head, South Carolina. As someone who's obviously not Hispanic, and has never been to a destination that serves real, authentic Mexican food, I can only give me opinion based off of the damn good Mexican food, specifically tacos in this context, that I've had in other locations around the country (i.e Austin TX, for example). My partner and I flew into Savannah GA and were staying at Seapines Resort and by the time we got there, most things were closed or in the process of closing. We basically had limited-to-no options and this is what we picked. It was a favorite and recommended by friends who frequent Hilton Head, SC, so we thought we'd trust them with it and, wow - were we so disappointed. To start our evening, we were deafened by super loud guitar playing, which would have been fine if it was like 100x quieter. We both got the "Taco Trio Sampler" that comes with 3 tacos of choice and Rice & Beans. I don't like Beans, but the Rice and Beans looked gross and held it's shape in an unpleasant way when I tried dumping it onto my plate to just eat the rice (didn't really work). I chose the Ahi Tuna Taco, Blacken Mahi Mahi Taco, and the Grilled Shirmp Taco. All 3, but especially the Ahi Tuna, which is suppose to be lightly seared on the outside and raw in the middle, was cooked completely. The Mahi Mahi was very dry (aka overcooked), and the Shrimp were meh. The overall flavor combinations were mostly good, but having the primary ingredient not cooked properly isn't great. On an unfortunate note, I'm 95% sure they gave me flour tortillas instead of corn tortillas even though I asked for corn tortillas - it's a good thing I'm not gluten free because it could have been bad, but fortunately, I'm not and I like either, just commonly prefer corn tortillas in taco scenarios. Would I come back here? Most definitely not.

Good food but really small portions, actually smallest I ever had at any Mexican restaurant. Excellent atmosphere, good servers and "hostess". Not inexpensive. Good tourist place. Probably not going back.